Apparatus for cutting free the flank bones of decapitated, slaughtered fish with opened abdominal cavities, as well as filleting machine having a device of this type

US10368554B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10368554-B2
Application numberUS-201515534943-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 23, 2015
Priority dateDec 10, 2014
Publication dateAug 6, 2019
Grant dateAug 6, 2019

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The invention relates to an apparatus for cutting free the flank bones of decapitated, slaughtered fish with opened abdominal cavities which are transported on transport saddles as supporting bodies for securely receiving the fish in their abdominal cavities, comprising an upper bones guide, a lower bones guide and a separating assembly for releasing fish fillets from the flank bones, wherein the separating assembly, which can be brought from a standby position into a working position and vice versa, comprises a separating device having cutting edges and with a corresponding counter-surface, which is characterized in that a covering element, for covering regions of the cutting edge of the separating device located in the effective region of the separating device inside the fish, is assigned to the separating device, and the covering element is designed and configured such that it can be automatically adjusted with respect to its position in relation to the separating device. The invention further relates to a filleting machine with such an apparatus.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An apparatus for cutting free the flank bones of decapitated, slaughtered fish with opened abdominal cavities which are transported on transport saddles as supporting bodies for securely receiving the fish in their abdominal cavities, comprising an upper bone guide, a lower bone guide and a separating assembly for releasing fish fillets from the flank bones, wherein the separating assembly, which can be brought from a standby position into a working pos…

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What does patent US10368554B2 cover?
The invention relates to an apparatus for cutting free the flank bones of decapitated, slaughtered fish with opened abdominal cavities which are transported on transport saddles as supporting bodies for securely receiving the fish in their abdominal cavities, comprising an upper bones guide, a lower bones guide and a separating assembly for releasing fish fillets from the flank bones, wherein t…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nordischer Maschinenbau
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A22C25/16. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 06 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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